Question 1

What is the role of the lymphatic system associated with the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A) collecting excess tissue fluids and returning it to the cardiovascular system 
B) collecting excess tissue fluids and returning it to the urinary system 
C) producing excess tissue fluids and returning it to the cardiovascular system 
D) producing excess tissue fluids and returning it to the urinary system 
E) prevention of infection 
A) collecting excess tissue fluids and returning it to the cardiovascular system 
B) collecting excess tissue fluids and returning it to the urinary system 
C) producing excess tissue fluids and returning it to the cardiovascular system 
D) producing excess tissue fluids and returning it to the urinary system 
E) prevention of infection

Question 2

Which arterial structure enables it to resist the blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) elastic tissue in the arterial wall 
B) valves within artery 
C) skeletal muscle within the arterial walls 
D) precapillary sphincters 
E) a wall composed only of endothelium 
A) elastic tissue in the arterial wall 
B) valves within artery 
C) skeletal muscle within the arterial walls 
D) precapillary sphincters 
E) a wall composed only of endothelium

Question 3

Why does blood move slower in the capillaries compared to the arterioles?

Accepted Answer

A) Capillaries are much wider than arterioles. 
B) Blood pressure is much higher in capillaries than in arterioles. 
C) There are many more capillaries than arterioles. 
D) Precapillary sphincters close shunting blood into capillaries. 
E) Capillaries are present in muscles while arterioles are not. 
A) Capillaries are much wider than arterioles. 
B) Blood pressure is much higher in capillaries than in arterioles. 
C) There are many more capillaries than arterioles. 
D) Precapillary sphincters close shunting blood into capillaries. 
E) Capillaries are present in muscles while arterioles are not.

Question 4

Which of the following activities is not recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Know your cholesterol level. 
B) Take antioxidant vitamins (A,E,and 
C) . 
C) Raise the LDL intake. 
D) Use olive and canola oil rather than butter/cream. 
E) Exercise moderately. 
A) Know your cholesterol level. 
B) Take antioxidant vitamins (A,E,and 
C) . 
C) Raise the LDL intake. 
D) Use olive and canola oil rather than butter/cream. 
E) Exercise moderately.

Question 5

Lisa receives a dose of epinephrine.What does this do to her heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A) increases it 
B) decreases it 
C) stops it 
D) does not alter it 
E) makes it skip every other beat 
A) increases it 
B) decreases it 
C) stops it 
D) does not alter it 
E) makes it skip every other beat

Question 6

Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

A) feeling of pressure in the chest 
B) dizziness 
C) nausea and vomiting 
D) diarrhea 
E) shortness of breath 
A) feeling of pressure in the chest 
B) dizziness 
C) nausea and vomiting 
D) diarrhea 
E) shortness of breath

Question 7

At any one time,where is the majority of the blood found in the body?

Accepted Answer

A) veins 
B) lungs 
C) lymphatic vessels 
D) capillaries 
E) arteries 
A) veins 
B) lungs 
C) lymphatic vessels 
D) capillaries 
E) arteries

Question 8

Which blood vessel will supply oxygenated blood directly to the femoral artery?

Accepted Answer

A) common iliac artery 
B) femoral vein 
C) aorta 
D) common iliac vein 
E) inferior vena cava 
A) common iliac artery 
B) femoral vein 
C) aorta 
D) common iliac vein 
E) inferior vena cava

Question 9

If your pulse is 70 beats per minute,how fast is your heart beating?

Accepted Answer

A) 140 beats per minute 
B) 35 beats per minute 
C) 70 beats per minute 
D) 120 beats per minute 
E) 80 beats per minute 
A) 140 beats per minute 
B) 35 beats per minute 
C) 70 beats per minute 
D) 120 beats per minute 
E) 80 beats per minute

Question 10

In the pulmonary circuit,veins carry oxygen-____ blood,and in the systemic circuit,veins carry oxygen-_____ blood.

Accepted Answer

A) rich,rich 
B) poor,poor 
C) rich,poor 
D) poor,rich 
A) rich,rich 
B) poor,poor 
C) rich,poor 
D) poor,rich

Question 11

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A) heart and blood vessels 
B) arteries and heart 
C) veins and heart 
D) arteries and veins 
E) capillaries and veins 
A) heart and blood vessels 
B) arteries and heart 
C) veins and heart 
D) arteries and veins 
E) capillaries and veins

Question 12

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

Accepted Answer

A) hypotension 
B) aneurysm 
C) hypertension 
D) atherosclerosis 
E) infarction 
A) hypotension 
B) aneurysm 
C) hypertension 
D) atherosclerosis 
E) infarction

Question 13

Where in the body is blood pressure the highest?

Accepted Answer

A) superior vena cava 
B) aorta 
C) inferior vena cava 
D) lung capillaries 
E) renal capillaries 
A) superior vena cava 
B) aorta 
C) inferior vena cava 
D) lung capillaries 
E) renal capillaries

Question 14

Blood pressure ______ with distance from the left ventricle while the total cross-sectional area of the blood vessels __________.

Accepted Answer

A) decreases,increases 
B) increases,decreases 
C) stays the same,decreases 
D) stays the same,increases 
E) decreases,stays the same 
A) decreases,increases 
B) increases,decreases 
C) stays the same,decreases 
D) stays the same,increases 
E) decreases,stays the same

Question 15

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following blood vessels are small,thin,and porous enough to exchange substances at the tissue level of organization?

Accepted Answer

A) arterioles 
B) capillaries 
C) venules 
D) small arteries 
E) veins 
A) arterioles 
B) capillaries 
C) venules 
D) small arteries 
E) veins

Question 17

Dr.Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus,the internal organs are reversed in their orientation.Thus,the apex of the heart would be oriented to the ___.

Accepted Answer

A) middle 
B) right 
C) left 
D) front 
E) back 
A) middle 
B) right 
C) left 
D) front 
E) back

Question 18

Gas exchange is the only function of blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a stent?

Accepted Answer

A) a cylinder of expandable metal mesh 
B) time spent in recovery after coronary bypass surgery 
C) a treatment for phlebitis 
D) an instrument that regulates the heartbeat 
E) a treatment to lower blood pressure 
A) a cylinder of expandable metal mesh 
B) time spent in recovery after coronary bypass surgery 
C) a treatment for phlebitis 
D) an instrument that regulates the heartbeat 
E) a treatment to lower blood pressure

Question 20

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

What is the role of the lymphatic system associated with the cardiovascular system?

Which arterial structure enables it to resist the blood pressure?

Why does blood move slower in the capillaries compared to the arterioles?

Which of the following activities is not recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease?

Lisa receives a dose of epinephrine.What does this do to her heart rate?

Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?

At any one time,where is the majority of the blood found in the body?

Which blood vessel will supply oxygenated blood directly to the femoral artery?

If your pulse is 70 beats per minute,how fast is your heart beating?

In the pulmonary circuit,veins carry oxygen-____ blood,and in the systemic circuit,veins carry oxygen-_____ blood.

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

Where in the body is blood pressure the highest?

Blood pressure ______ with distance from the left ventricle while the total cross-sectional area of the blood vessels __________.

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

Which of the following blood vessels are small,thin,and porous enough to exchange substances at the tissue level of organization?

Dr.Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus,the internal organs are reversed in their orientation.Thus,the apex of the heart would be oriented to the ___.

Gas exchange is the only function of blood.

What is a stent?

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

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